An apartment building in HCM City has been blocked for virus prevention after a resident tested positive for SARS-CoV-2.
Patient 92, a student returning from France who had been released by the Cu Chi Makeshift Hospital for Covid-19 treatment in Ho Chi Minh City on April 14 has tested positive for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 again.
While under quarantine and medical monitoring after recovering at his home at 1A-1B Apartment Building in Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street in District 1, his test result turned positive on April 29.
The student was immediately brought back to the Cu Chi hospital while his apartment building has been disinfected and blocked for virus spreading prevention since April 30.
Shops have been closed while residents have been asked to stay indoors.
As of April 30, HCM City had reported 54 Covid-19 infection cases. 53 patients had been discharged from hospital after recovering but three reinfected.
According to the National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control, Vietnam reported no new COVID-19 cases on May 1 morning, marking 15 days in a row the country has recorded no infections in the community. Patient rally remains at 270.
